Priscacara Cope 1877 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Cichliformes - Priscacaridae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1877. A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of the Green River shales. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 3(4):807-819

Parent taxon: Priscacaridae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Bellwood and Sorbini 1996, Hay 1902, Hesse 1936 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Priscacara aquilonia Priscacara campi Priscacara clivosa Priscacara cypha Priscacara hypsacantha Priscacara liops Priscacara oxyprion Priscacara pealei Priscacara serrata Priscacara testudinaria

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Type: Priscacara serrata

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (2: Washington, Wyoming)

• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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